John Campbell (runner)

John Campbell (born 6 February 1949) is a New Zealand long-distance runner. He competed in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[1]

John Campbell

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	(1949-02-06) 6 February 1949 (age 76) Dunedin, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event	Marathon

He set the Masters record when at the age of 41, he ran 2:11:04 at the 1990 Boston Marathon, breaking the previous Masters record by 15 seconds set by Jack Foster at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.^[2][3]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Campbell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
2. "John Campbell – New Zealand's Record-Breaking Masters Marathon Runner". Hicks Bay Motel. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. "A Master among Masters". Sports illustrated Vault. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

External links

• John Campbell at Olympedia